Amnesty International is urging the Irish EU Presidency to insert stronger language on the protection of human rights defenders into the conclusions of the EU-Latin America summit in Mexico today (28 May) and make this issue a priority in discussions with regional leaders in particular from Mexico and Colombia.
Amnistía Internacional insta a la presidencia irlandesa de la UE a introducir un lenguaje más enérgico sobre la protección de los defensores de los derechos humanos en las conclusiones de la cumbre UE-Latinoamérica que se celebra en México hoy (28 de mayo), y a convertir esta cuestión en prioritaria en los debates con los dirigentes regionales, especialmente los de México y Colombia.
Arms export controls in the expanded European Union are dangerously ineffective and stringent new regulations are urgently needed to protect human rights and safeguard people’s security, Amnesty International said today.
27/04/2004 – English summary
18/03/2004 – In an Open Letter to the Irish EU Presidency (see below), Amnesty International is calling on the EU to reconsider its apparent decision not to push for United Nations’ monitoring of the human rights situation in Iraq. With EU Foreign Ministers due to discuss this issue at their meeting on Monday (22 March), Amnesty International today releases its report Iraq: One year on which states that the human rights situation in the country remains dire
EL GOBIERNO COLOMBIANO NO DICE TODA LA VERDAD, AFIRMA AMNISTÍA INTERNACIONAL: SE SIGUE AMENAZANDO A LOS DEFENSORES DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS Y A LA POBLACIÓN CIVIL
COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT NOT GIVING THE WHOLE STORY SAYS AMNESTY: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND CIVILIANS STILL UNDER THREAT
LE GOUVERNEMENT COLOMBIEN NE DIT PAS TOUT : DES DEFENSEURS DES DROITS HUMAINS ET DES CIVILS SONT TOUJOURS MENACES
As the Italian Presidency and the European Commission prepare for tomorrow’s EU-Tunisia Association Council in Brussels, Amnesty International has released a briefing paper detailing its concerns about draft “anti-terrorism” legislation currently before the Tunisian parliament which could be used to stifle freedom of expression, and may increase the use of military courts.